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Extremely Talented
I'm adroit at playing on the computer |
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Friendly
My mom always tells me to be amicable |
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against
I'm averse about doing homework |
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aggressive
I'm very belligerent on the football field |
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generous
I have a very benevolent side |
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quick brief superficial
The guard at the airport cursory my bags for anything sharp |
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sneakiness
My friend was duplicity about taking my money |
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to praise highly
The teacher extols the lesson fully |
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likely, probable
That wont feasible the way you want it too. |
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noun:dirty look
verb:to contort your face
The random kid gave me a grimace face like he wanted to fight. |
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great devastation or destruction mass slaughter
Hitler created the holocaust with Jewish people. |
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incapable of being affected
My rain coat is impervious to the rain |
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a moving force, stimulus
When I heard my mom speaking french so fluently, my determination to master that language received a fresh impetus. |
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risk or danger
When I realized how bad the brakes of the old car were, I feared that our lives were in jeopardy. |
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precise through, paying close attention to detail
Miss de carlo's records - neat, accurate, and complete in every respect - show that she is a most meticulous worker. |
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desire to return to a former time/place; a sentimental yearning
As the old soldier watched the parade pass by, he was suddenly filled with nostalgia for the youthful years he had spent in the navy. |
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most perfect embodiment of something
King Arthur's Knights of the round tables were the quintessence of chivalry. |
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to go backward, usually to a worse condition
If I don't keep up with my homework my grade point might retrogress. |
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to examine in detail
The scientist scrutinized the fossil for clues. |
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lukewarm
When I came inside the tea was tepid and not hot. |
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